pothunter

[pot-huhn-ter] / ˈpɒtˌhʌn tər /

NOUN

candidate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

applicant aspirant bidder competitor contender contestant nominee successor

STRONG

claimant entrant hopeful petitioner possibility runner seeker stumper suitor write-in

WEAK

dark horse favorite son handshaker job-hunter office seeker possible choice solicitant whistle-stopper

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Thus has the greed of the sailor and pothunter swept from the face of the earth an old pilot — a trusty aid to navigation.

From Voyage of the Paper Canoe; a geographical journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5 by Bishop, Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes)

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